1. 碳
  2. 酸
  3. 鈣

碳

Previous (冥)Next (咧)
  • 2734th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
碳→
石炭
2Radical
碳→
石stone山mountain𠂇left hand火fire
3Graphical
碳→
一丿口丨凵𠂇丿丶冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tàn (tan4)carbon (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 碳 tàn (tan4)The component 炭 is pronounced as 'tàn' (tan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 碳 tàn (tan4)The component 石 is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 碳 tàn (tan4)The component 山 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

碳酸 

Uncommon

一氧化碳 
二氧化碳 
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)
碳酸钙 (碳酸鈣)

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酸

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Previous (漫)Next (郎)
  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
酸→
酉夋
2Radical
酸→
酉wine/alcohol厶private八eight/divide夂go
3Graphical
酸→
一丿乚口一㇛丶八㇇㇏㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 suān (suan1)The component 厶 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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鈣

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Previous (咚)Next (礁)
  • 2945th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鈣→
金丐
2Radical
鈣→
金metal/gold一one卜divination㇉N/A
3Graphical
鈣→
人一一丨一丷一丨丶㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gài (gai4)calcium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鈣 gài (gai4)The component 丐 is pronounced as 'gài' (gai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

含钙 (含鈣)
钙质 (鈣質)

Uncommon

氧化钙 (氧化鈣)
碳酸钙 (碳酸鈣)
钙化 (鈣化)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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